DEAN KOONTZ - SOLE SURVIVOR, copyright 1997, published by UK publisher Headline. THIS IS THE UNCORRECTED PROOF (these are also commonly referred to as Advance Reader's Edition, Advance Reading Copy, or "ARC") - PRINTED IN TRADE PAPERBACK FORMAT W/WRAPPER COVER AND IN VERY SMALL QUANTITIES ABOUT SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE HARDCOVER RELEASE, THIS BOOK WAS USED BY EDITORS IN ADVANCE OF THE ACTUAL HARDCOVER PUBLICATION. THIS PARTICULAR PROOF (A) HAS NO REFERENCE TO THE AUTHOR OR THE BOOK TITLE (THE IDEA WAS THAT THE READER WAS SUPPOSED TO "GUESS" WHO THE AUTHOR WAS), (B) NO TITLE/COPYRIGHT PAGE, AND (C) USED KOONTZ'S ORIGINAL TYPESCRIPT PAGES (RATHER THAN THE RESET FINAL FONT PAGES OF THE PUBLISHED VERSION). FLAT SIGNED (NOT INSCRIBED TO A PERSON) BY DEAN KOONTZ TO INSIDE FRONT COVER - SIGNED DIRECTLY ON THE PAGE (NOT VIA AN ATTACHED BOOKPLATE). Book has no creased page corners, slight dust soiling/age darkening to outer page edges, no front cover creases, faint vertical spine crease, no former ownership markings inside, no tearing to covers, no staining to front or rear cover, no dust rubbing to covers, slight spine sun fading (and sun fading to left edge on cover), no former owner's markings inside, no rubbing to covers. Overall a VG+/FINE- book of a rare advance state (predating the hardcover trade edition) Dean Koontz UK first printing proof book AND SIGNED BY DEAN KOONTZ. I have a number of other U.S. and U.K. Dean Koontz 1st printing hardcover/paperback/magazine appearances up for sale.